Paint compound for metallic surfaces



UNITED STATES cm t PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE JONES, OF GOLD HILL, NEVADA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 251,054, dated December20, 1881.

Application filed July 18, 1881. (X specimers.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE JONES, of Gold Hill, Storey count-y, State ofNevada, have invented aCompound for the Protection of Wire Ropes, &c.;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdesciiptiou thereof.

My invention relates to a compound which is used for covering wire ropessuch as are employed for mining purposes, rigging of ships,cable-railroads,and in other places; and it can also be applied to thebottoms of ships, waterpipes, and other metallic surfaces.

The object of my compound is to prevent corroding or crystallizing ofthe article on which it is placed either when used under'water orexposed to the atmosphere.

In manufacturing my compound Itake. thirty (30) gallons of tar, whichhas been previously heated or par 01 ed, and after placing it in a.suitable receptacle,heat it,and then introduce the followingingredients-to wit: five (5) gallons mgedillglv two and one-half (2%) galons black pitc and eight 8) pounds rosin. After the whole h as been[ll0l"( )l] ghl y mixed and heated to a boiling-point I pour into themixture eighteen (18) ounces of allic aci I do not materially change theabove proportions, whether making larger or smaller quantities of thecompound.

I usually apply to fiat surfaces with a brush or similar article; but incase of cables or other surfaces which are to be used in hotminingshafts or under water they are covered by the mixture when in aboiling-hot condition.

For the sake of economy I sometimes substitute tanuers bark for gallicacid.

I am aware tar, tallow, pitch, rosin, tanning material, and the likehave been used as ingredients in compositions for coating materials; butI am not aware that the herein-claimed compound, as an entirety, hasbeen used, and in the proportions set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A compound for covering metallic surfaces, consisting of tar, tallow,black pitch,rosin, and gallic acid, in about the proportions and for thepurpose herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

EUGENE JONES.

Witnesses:

FRANK A. BROOKS, JOSEPH A. BAYLESS.

